Spring is here

Hello, Yesterday I painted with a group of artists in Loveland Colorado ton help promote the Governor's Art Show. An Auction was held in the afternoon. It was quite thrilling to have a bidding war for my painting "Traffic Lights, Tail Lights, Head Lights"

 

Last weekend I spent in New Mexico with family at my Aunt's. This is under the veranda.

 

On the way there, I stopped in Wagon Wheel, New Mexico. This town is a boarder line ghost town with old abandoned buildings lining the streets.

 

 

A couple of weeks ago I cruised around on my bike looking for things to paint. here is some nice light on fresh spring leaves along Boulder Creek.

 

 

Here is my set up for painting and riding. It is not that apparent in the photo, but that is a back pack leaning against my bike. I am hoping to do more riding, hiking to  painting spots this summer.



 

This one is off of Cherry Vale right where it crosses 36. I was drawn to the patterns made by the tractor mowing the grass.

 

 

This winter I painted this big studio piece. It is 15x60 and is one of 15 paintings showing at Rembrandt Yard at 1301 Spruce street in Boulder, Colorado. 

 

 

Here is a detail

 

First Presbyterian Church in Boulder. 

 

 

"High in the Canyon" 

 

 

Some early daffodils.

 

These next two are of the same tree on two different days.

 

 

 

And Lastly, a studio painting. I'd been admiring this scene this winter, but there was no place to set up and paint. so I settled for taking a picture and going straight home to paint while all the colors and values were fresh in my mind,

 

July 2015

I am excited to share with you that my Painting "Corral at Indian Creek" won"1st Place Associates" and "Artists Choice Award" at the "Plein Air Artists 19th Annual Juried Exhibition and sale" at "Mary Williams Fine Art" In Boulder Colorado.

Here are my paintings from the past month. 

these are some wild flowers I found Growing on our property.I

 One of the Wednesday figure sessions.

 The water in Coal Creek is slowly dwindling

 This is on one of the many hikes in Red Rocks.

 From the bottom of Coal Creek.

 From a Plein Air Artists Colorado Paint out at Coot Lake.

 The Arnet-Fullen House in Boulder.

 Wild Flowers at Coot Lake.

 Wild Flowers I spotted on the side of the road heading up the Canyon.

 Wild Flowers in the plains at the bottom of the Canyon.

 One Weekend I hiked up to tree line above Brainard Lake.

 "The Narrows" In Boulder Canyon.

 This was done by East Boulder Rec. Center

 Central City

 Boulder Creek

 Thistles on our property.

 These next three are all from our figure group.

See you next month.

Could summer be winding down already?!

I'm sorry about the glare on these photos. I could not get a glare free picture this afternoon to save my life!

 Thur. night it snowed. Friday was cloudy and cold. I stopped at NCAR after work and painted this scene with the clouds low.

Saturday after a bike ride, I went back to the same spot. The light seemed very cool and very different than the day before.

I'm hoping I don't have to tell you this is rushing water.

Painted in Boulder canyon around a very popular climbing spot.

This afternoon I painted up the hill beside the house. the light seemed very interesting.

First thing this morning I attempted this quick paintings of some overhanging rocks.

A bunch of climbers were hanging around. A quick gesture I wiped out after taking this photo.

8/24/14

Boulder Creek

 Backyard flowers

 Pine Colorado. I didn't get to finish this one.

 Buffalo Creek Colorado

 From a photo I took up near Devil's Thumb Pass

 Boulder Creek

This weeks bounty

I got back into full swing this week, with a painting on Monday.

Then a good pose for Weds night figure.

 After work yesterday I drove up Boulder Canyon and found this to paint right around Boulder falls

 Today I dropped some paintings off at Ncar to be judged for a possible show and spent the day there painting. See the next two.